Notice2026-11435
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division; User Fee Schedule
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Published
June 8, 2026
Effective
October 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice DepartmentFederal Bureau of Investigation
Abstract
The FBI is authorized to establish and collect fees for providing fingerprint-based and name-based criminal history record information (CHRI) checks submitted by authorized users for noncriminal justice purposes including employment and licensing. A portion of the fee is intended to reimburse the FBI for the cost of providing fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks ("cost reimbursement portion" of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to charge an additional amount to defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint identification and criminal justice information services and associated costs ("automation portion" of the fee). This notice provides the revised fee schedule.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34655-34656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11435]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Docket No. FBI164]
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division; User Fee
Schedule
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FBI is authorized to establish and collect fees for
providing fingerprint-based and name-based criminal history record
information (CHRI) checks submitted by authorized users for noncriminal
justice purposes including employment and licensing. A portion of the
fee is intended to reimburse the FBI for the cost of providing
fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks (``cost reimbursement
portion'' of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to charge an
additional amount to defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint
identification and criminal justice information services and associated
costs (``automation portion'' of the fee). This notice provides the
revised fee schedule.
DATES: This revised fee schedule takes effect October 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Bland, Chief, Financial
Management Unit, Resources Management Section, Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Module D-3, Clarksburg, WV 26306. Telephone number 771-228-3066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority in Public Law 101-
515, as amended and codified at 34 United States Code (U.S.C.) section
41104, the FBI has established user fees for authorized agencies
requesting noncriminal justice fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI
checks. These noncriminal justice, fingerprint-based CHRI checks are
performed for noncriminal justice, non-law enforcement employment and
licensing purposes, and for certain employees of private sector
contractors with classified government contracts.
In accordance with the requirements of Title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), section 20.31(e), the FBI periodically reviews the
process of providing fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks to
determine the proper fee amounts which should be collected, and the FBI
publishes any resulting fee adjustments in the Federal Register.
A fee study was conducted in keeping with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2) and
employed the methodology detailed in Federal Register notices 75 FR
18751 and 83 FR 48335. The fee study results recommended an increase in
the fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks from the current user
fees published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2024 (89 FR
70206), which have been in effect since January 1, 2025. The FBI
reviewed the results of the independently conducted fee study, compared
the recommendations to the current fee schedule, and determined the
revised fee recommendation amounts for both the cost reimbursement
portion and the automation portion of the fee were reasonable and in
consonance with the underlying legal authorities.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the study, the fees for
fingerprint-based CHRI checks will be increased and the fee for name-
based CHRI checks will also increase for federal agencies specifically
authorized by statute, e.g., pursuant to the Security Clearance
Information Act, Title 5, U.S.C., section 9101.
The following tables detail the fee amounts for authorized users
requesting fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks for noncriminal
justice purposes, including the difference from the fee schedule
currently in effect.
Fingerprint-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently
Service Fee currently in effect for Change in Revised fee Revised fee
in effect CBSPs \1\ fee amount for CBSPs
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Fingerprint-based Submission............. $12.00 $10.00 $3.00 $15.00 \2\ $13.00
Fingerprint-based Volunteer Submission 10.00 8.00 3.00 13.00 \4\ 11.00
\3\.....................................
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Name-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently Change in fee
Service in effect amount Revised fee
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Name-based Submission........................................... $1.00 $0.75 $1.75
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Timothy A. Ferguson,
Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 2026-11435 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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